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Childear Mountain

2485 m (8,153ft)

Naming History

53.6708N -119.301WLocated in the Smoky River Valley east of Kvass Creek

Province: AlbertaPark: WillmoreHeadwater: Smoky

Year Named: 1980Named for: A contraction of the words "child" and "year," this was the winning entry in a contest for elementary school children to commemorate the International Year of the Child in 1979.

The naming of Childear Mountain was the work of the 1979 Grade 4 class of Youngstown School, Youngstown, Alberta.